Joseph Bruening

Joseph H. Bruening PKD Foundation Co-founder At a time when very little was known about polycystic kidney disease (PKD), Joseph H. Bruening and Jared J. Grantham, M.D., partnered to...

Inaugural ACN Awards Ceremony

BE Published on December 21, 2021 | Recently, we hosted our inaugural Advocacy Champions Network (ACN) Awards Ceremony. Together, we honored and celebrated PKD advocates who’ve dedicated significant time to...

National Donor Day: My Kidney Donation Story Pt. 1

Published on February 11, 2021 | Observed every February 14th, National Donor Day is dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye, and tissue donation. In honor of...

ADPKD Registry: Patient-Powered Research Tool

Published on January 26, 2021 | Staff at the PKD Foundation know that without patient stories, we couldn’t understand what it’s like to live with PKD. We’re always leaning...

Celebrating Sara Kelly

I never asked; she volunteered. One test; one match. And just like that, May 21, 2019 Sara Kelly selflessly and lovingly donated one of her healthy kidneys to me. My...